Wait, I just have to put you in public.
Wait, put your hands behind your back
now. Stop. What do you mean dress? She
came over here and her and her
girlfriend tag team me. On April 23rd,
2024, police were dispatched in response
to a call from a woman claiming she had
been hit by her roommate. Hello. I'm
going to call She should be upstairs.
I'm a little afraid for my safety to
enter like myself cuz she's very
intoxicated right now. You want to tell
me what's going on? Yeah. So, basically
um I moved out a couple weeks ago or I
real quick. Were you there when this
happened? Yeah. Okay. Do you mind just
waiting over there for us and we'll
interview you separately? Yeah. So,
basically I moved out a couple weeks
ago. Um her boyfriend was arrested in
January for three charges of
strangulation and one charge of tap and
battery. and she had the boyfriend after
she found out she was five months
pregnant come back and he stayed with us
for a couple months and you know at
first I was like okay he's supporting
her with the baby and whatever and at
this at some point he wouldn't leave he
has no job no car no school no money so
I was paying for groceries for two
months I'm spending my hard earned money
on them too and it got to the point
where I confronted her I said he needs
to leave I don't I'm not I don't want
him here he's eating my groceries I'm
not comfortable with him here she got
upset he got upset they started like you
know blatantly disrespecting me you know
not being kind, whatever. So, I left and
I had called her mom saying that the
boyfriend is in the apartment against
her will, you know what I mean? Like,
the mom didn't want him there. The mom
pays rent. And so, I came back today to
get the rest of my stuff because I'm
moving into another apartment in
Orlando. And, you know, I get my stuff.
She tries to confront me, but I push it
off. I ignore it. It's not necessary.
And I get into the parking lot and she
starts screaming at me, confronting me.
I say, "I don't want to talk to you
right now. I'm not in the mood. You
know, we're not talking." She goes, "No,
we're going to be in the mood. We're
going to talk." Mia, right? Maya. Maya.
I am going against money. Sorry. My
adrenaline's through the roof. I'm so
sorry. Yeah. Yeah. So, um, basically,
um, she starts grabbing my phone cuz I'm
on the phone and I was like, look, mom,
look who it is. She grabs my arm, pushes
it away, tries to grab my phone for me.
And so, I was like, that's what we're
not going to do. She starts trying to
hit me. So, you know, I'm defending
myself. I'm like, get off of me. She
starts to step in the middle. No,
separating us. No one's hitting each
other. And she keeps coming at me,
screaming at me, foaming at the mouth,
acting crazy. And you So all she did was
kind of just No, she she tried to slap
She slapped my head and she like
actually slapped you. Okay, that's from
her. Gotcha. Okay. I mean, it's not
nothing. Is it like a scratch? Yeah,
it's nothing serious. But I did hit her
back, you know, in self-defense. I
didn't put my hands on her first.
There's video proof from my other
roommate, but um Was the whole thing
videotaped? I would I don't know when it
started, but is this the other roommate?
No, this is my girlfriend. The other
roommate is in the apartment right now.
Okay. Um and the other roommate
videotaped it. Yeah. Okay. And then
another man intervened and tried to push
her away while she's still screaming at
me and like person where they're at. I
don't know where they're at. No, I
don't. Was he involved at all or? No,
he's one of the managers here. So when I
came down here to call the police, they
kept me safe cuz I don't know what she
is. Okay. So obviously we're going to
speak to her, get her side of the story,
figure everything out. In the event she
let's say she admits everything, we find
out there's truth. Would you like her
arrested or what would you like? I would
love that. if it's possible. Okay,
that's fine. Just because, you know, I
tried not to have any problems. I came
here to pay attention to get my stuff
and leave and she harassed me, saying
homophobic slurs and like calling me
names and this this and that as soon as
I walk in the door and I didn't say a
word to her I didn't want any problems.
Okay. So, where did all this start? It
started in the apartment. In the
apartment. Um, she knew I was she was
aware I was coming today. I told my
other roommate and she said she my other
roommate asked her, "Do you want to do
you want to leave while Maya comes?" cuz
I know and she said, "No, I want to
confront her actually about what
happened because her mom came to Boca
Raton from Orlando." I was actually on
that call. Yeah. There was there was
nothing that we could do cuz there was
no restraining order in place. Her mom
said the lawyer said that there was a no
contact order in place, but I
understand. It's not a narcissist. I
understand. Don't worry about it. It's
just I didn't feel safe living there.
I'm sure you can understand. You know, I
wasn't comfortable. So you guys are
start arguing up there or it's she said,
"Hey, would you mind if I She's trying
to ask nice, you know, she's, you know,
hey, can I talk to you before you
leave?" I said, "No, actually, I'm not
in the mood to talk to you right now." I
can tell she's drunk. There's bottle.
Keep in mind, she's underage. There's
bottles on the counter, whatever. And
she's acting hysterical. So I said, "I'm
not in the mood to talk to her right
now." I was willing to have a
conversation. She was sober, but she's
clearly not sober. So I was like, "No,
I'm not even going to." She's like
talking to a wall, if you know someone
like that. And so I I we're finished
packing my stuff. I go to the main
office to say, "Here are my keys." And
whatever. It's my car. She comes out.
She's trying to find my parents' numbers
online and trying to say [ __ ] to my
parents. Finding them. She followed you
down. Yeah. She followed me down. Starts
screaming at me in the parking lot. And
this was in there where my car is parked
over there. Cameras at work in that
parking lot. I would hope. You have to
ask them. I'm not sure if they work or
not. You said she witnessed everything.
Yeah, she was there for everything. You
want to talk to her? real quick. Yeah.
Um, can you just walk us through step by
step like what was the first part that
got physical between you guys? When we
were at the car about to leave in the
parking lot, me, her name is Leang. We
were about to leave. We had finished
packing myself and everything. Okay. My
other roommate came down cuz I called
and I said, "Hey, if you want to say
bye, you know, I'm not I don't plan on
coming back to Boca Raton anytime soon."
I said, "Let's say bye." Because, you
know, she was nice to me throughout the
whole time I lived here.
Then as she's coming down, my mom calls
me and says, "Listen, like your other
roommate, her name's Alexia. She found
your dad's number online." My dad is
Middle Eastern, so he was raised a
certain way. That's my girlfriend. He
doesn't know she's my girlfriend. Told
him that I'm gay. So, she basically
outed me. And so, she comes and says,
"You know, I called your dad." She's
like making fun of me like, "I called
your dad. I told him you're gay. Are you
happy now?" Yeah. And my I showed my
mom. I said, "Look, like look, she's
here now." So she grabs my arm, tries to
yank my phone from me. Uh, no.
And so I said to her, I was like, "Don't
touch me." And so I pushed her away from
grabbing my phone and she starts hitting
me. So I start, you know, hitting her in
the face. Yeah. She's trying to grab my
hair. And then Leang is trying to
separate us in the meantime. And I'm
like, and then she started hitting Leang
after that. So I said, "Don't touch my
girlfriend." I was like, "Don't touch
her. She She has not hit you this whole
time." She fell on the floor at one
point. The roommate? Yeah. Okay. Cuz
Leang was trying to separate us and
that's when I stopped touching her until
she got up and hit Leang again. I was
like, "Don't touch my girlfriend." Where
all did this happen? In that parking lot
by my car, the cars or behind the cars?
Between the cars. She even started hit.
She was slamming someone's car at some
point cuz she was so mad. The car next
to my It's a white Audi, the Jersey
place. So, yeah.
Um I don't know how I know my other
roommate text me when she went back up.
She's still acting hysterical. I don't
know how she is right now. I have
another random number as well.
I have another random number texting me
as well saying this and I all I asked
was who they were and I'm like what are
you talking about? I don't know who this
is an Orlando area code. So I'm assuming
it's her friend who's also in the
apartment saying they're going to get
legal and stuff and they're going to get
footage tomorrow. Okay. All this stuff I
So not only is she harassing Can you
text your roommate to send you the video
of Yeah. Can you have her come down? The
other roommate, not Alexia.
Okay. Yeah. Let me let me call her one
second. Yeah. Just give us one second.
Yeah. Yeah. Everything you probably told
her, can you just explain to me, please?
Um I was I went down to say bye to Mar
and her girlfriend. And
um Alexia came down and started
confronting her and basically saying
like, "Do you think you're going to
leave without speaking to me?" Mhm. Um,
and they were yelling back and forth and
next thing you know, I saw Alexia get in
her face. I saw them still
communicating. I turn around for a
second. I look back and like boom,
she I don't know. She started going at
her and then her girlfriend was being
like the defender. I don't I don't know
how to deal with hitting and stuff. I've
never been in that. So, I stayed back.
Um but she just helped try to separate
it. That's really all she was there for.
But the altercation was pretty much
between um Alexia and Maya. Okay. And
you were able to see Alexia hit Maya
first or you kind of just saw it late? I
mean she Alexi I didn't see her throw
the first hand. I saw her approach Maya
first
and then I just saw Alex to the ground.
Yeah. Maya. All right. Um did you have a
video of the incident? Yes. Can I see
that please?
She was defending.
[Music]
That's where it starts. Mhm. Okay.
I
already warned you. I approached you. I
told you it was bothering me. I live in
that apartment.
Is there anything else after this and
more physical?
Oh, you know that.
Can you email that to me, please? Yeah.
She's in the room, correct? Yeah. I just
want to make sure. How is she doing?
Like, is she still riled up or is she
calm?
She Well, when I left, she was talking
to her mom. So, when we go up there, do
you think she's going to try to I don't
know. Okay. Well, I guess we'll find
out. to my room. You're going. Okay.
Bye. Bye.
[Music]
No, I'm scared.
Hello. Hello. You mind speaking to us
out here? What was it? You mind speaking
to us out here? Yes. All right.
Perfect. Stand right there.
So, do you know why we're here? Yeah.
So, my roommate came over here, right?
And she's my Abraham. She came over here
and she came to talk to me. She came
grab her stuff, went to work, and then
she came really quick. I just have to
put you in public, right? Wait. Put your
hands behind your back now. Put your
hands behind your back. Wait. Why are we
putting Listen. Listen to me. Listen to
me.
You're not going to leave. You're being
investigation. Wait. What? You're not
free to leave. You're being detained.
Why? Why am I getting detained? We're
going to explain that to you. Okay.
We're doing a criminal investigation.
And he touched me first. I understand.
That's all we're doing. She touched me
first. Ma'am, I understand. We're going
to talk to you. Okay. She touched me
first. Okay. Let us do our Why are you
putting me behind cuffs if she turned me
first? We're going to talk to you. Just
let us do our job. Okay. Little
investigation and you're not afraid to
leave. Okay. She touched me first. I
understand. Why are you putting me
behind cops? She touched me first.
Detained for an investigation. Okay. She
touched me first. Really quick, she put
her hands on me. Her and her girlfriend
put her hands on me and they touched me
first.
Wait.
gallon from your friends right here.
Right here. What are you doing? What are
you doing? Okay, so like I said, I just
want to figure everything out. So, go
ahead and explain so you don't have
decided to come over here, grab her
stuff, and I told her she go ahead, grab
her stuff, whatever. And then she read
something real quick just before you
make just hold it's going to give us
make sure you understand your rights
before you make any statements. All
right. I know you want you want to talk
to us, but we got to like Look, after I
read you this, you can talk to me. All
right. Okay. Thank you.
You have the right to remain silent and
not answer any questions. Do you
understand? Yep. Any statement you make
must be freely and voluntary given. Do
you understand? Yep. You have a right to
the presence and representation of a
lawyer of your choice before you make
any statement during any questioning. Do
you understand? If you cannot for a
lawyer, you're entitled to the presence
representation of a forointed lawyer
before you make any statement during any
questioning. Do you understand? If at
any time during the interview you do not
wish to answer my questions, you are
privileged to remain silent. Do you
understand? I can make no threats or
promise to induce you to make a
statement. This must be of your own free
will. Do you understand? Any statement
can be and will be used against you in
the court of law. Do you understand? Go
ahead and explain to So all I'm going to
say is they came to their apartment, my
apartment. I paid rent here. They came
here to grab their stuff cuz they were
leaving. And then when they came
here, they gave their stuff, whatever. I
asked them, "Hey, can we talk? Can we
have a conversation about everything?
what happened blah blah blah and they
were like oh no like we're going to I
went downstairs I had a conversation
with them I tried to have like
you know a mature conversation with them
and they told me oh no no no we're not
going to do that and I was like
okay so this is what you did you talk to
me about what you did and be honest with
me about it and they told me oh you're
not going to do that and then I told
them whatever and then they they sort
They're fighting me. Her girlfriends me.
Where did they start fighting you at?
They started fighting me right at the
parking lot in the parking lot. Her
girlfriend started fighting me. And I
told him, "What are you doing?"
Whatever. And I was like, "Hey, your
girlfriend called the cops on me and
told me that I was doing this and I was
doing that and I'm not talking to my
boyfriend." So, can I ask you something
really quick? After they went to the
parking lot, why did you follow them
there? I went to have a conversation
with them cuz I told them that I wanted
to have a conversation with them. That's
it. And then when you went to when you
were walking up to them, what happened?
All I did was say, hey, I want to have a
conversation with you, right? All they
want to do, hey, can I talk to you? Can
you tell me what's going on? And then
they told me that they were going to
pack their stuff and leave. And I was
like, okay, well, can I have a
conversation with you about what you did
before that? And they said, "No, I don't
want to talk to you." And I was like,
"Okay." Then I tried to leave. You tried
to leave and then what happened? And
they told me they came up to me. Her
girlfriend tried to fight me in the
face. Her girlfriend punched me in the
face. I fell to the floor. Gotcha. And
then her other the other one, Maya, she
came over to me and then she grabbed me.
She pulled me up. She pulled she pulled
me and she punched me in the face and I
was like, "Okay, I'm trying to have a
conversation with you. I'm a girl." So,
let me explain this to you really fast,
right? You know there's cameras all
around the building, right? Yes. And I
know she came and she hit me first.
Okay. So, we saw everything. We saw you
storming up to them, right? I came to
have a conversation with her cuz I told
her in my apartment that she lived in,
"Hey, can I have a conversation with you
before you leave?" I went downstairs to
have a conversation with her. She came
over to me and she said, "Hey, okay, I
will have a conversation with you when
you come downstairs." When I came
downstairs, my other roommate, Tamar,
was downstairs and I told her, "I'm
going to have a conversation with you
while she's down there." When I have a
conversation with her, she literally
started punching me in the face. Her
girlfriend, Leang, sat there and pulled
me to the side. All right. So, really
quick before you keep going, we saw
everything. She No one hit you first.
You hit them first. It was It's clear as
day, right? So, just wh why did you do
it? Because she sat there and stitched
on me to my mother and saying that I was
having a person in my apartment that I
wasn't having in my apartment. Okay. And
then she sat there and having like a
police report and saying this to my
mother. So that's why you hit her first.
I mean I guess I mean she came over to
me and saying all this [ __ ] to me saying
that she was going to do this and this
and that she was going to put me in in
jail because I was talking to this
person. I'm not talking to this person.
All right. So based on everything the
whole thing you're being you're under
arrest, right? I'm under arrest because
she came into my apartment. Yes. Yeah,
she didn't hit you in your apartment.
She came to my apartment. We're going to
go to the police station. We're going to
fill out paperwork and then we're going
to go up to county jail. All right.
Don't resist. Don't resist. What? What
do you mean? You're under arrest. She
counts a battery. Okay. She came to my
apartment.
Do you have anything like a credit card
or money that you want to bring with you
to the county jail? Wait. For for what?
Listen. Do you have anything like your
driver's license or your credit card to
bring with you? If not, we're going to
go as is.
I just I tried. They don't know where
your license or your credit card is or
your phone is. We have the phone. Okay.
So, do you know where your license is,
Bab? My My license is in my car. Okay.
And um your credit card as well. Your
credit card. My credit card's in my
apartment. Okay. Um what do you what do
you want to do about that?
Where this one?
Here's the phone. Wait, what the What do
you mean I'm under arrest?
Stop. What do you mean I'm
underrest? What do you mean I'm under
arrest? Listen, that's not what we're
going to do. Okay. What do you mean I'm
under arrest?
She came over here and heard her
girlfriend talking to me. What are you
talking about? Are you serious right
now? Are you
serious? They tamed me. this walk with
us. Okay, you're going to put me in tag
team and make tag team me.
They put me
this Are you serious right now?
They have to use me. Are you serious?
So, you're not going to say anything?
The cops are not going to say anything
to me? Oh, what? Oh, wow. That's
crazy. That's wild.
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You're good to come down.
Oh my god. This is insane. This is
ridiculous because she beat my
ass. Because she put her hands on me and
you guys are going to put me under
arrest.
You guys are
[ __ ] 30 feet for me.
Something else. Rings. Got a ring back
here. There's literally nothing on me.
Do not take that. Do not do that.
There's no resist on me.
What are you doing?
What the are you doing?
The propertyy's going to go with you. It
just has to come off you. What? What?
Where am I going? County jail. For what?
Two counts of battery. Don't do that.
For two counts of battery. I didn't even
touch the All right. Do you have any
other jewelry other than your earrings?
I have literally nothing. What are you
doing?
What are you doing?
Sorry, the ring will slide underneath
the bottom of the bag. I'll make sure
you guys can find it.
There's nothing on me. What are you
doing? That's fine.
Strap your earring off the other one.
How do I do that? You want to do it?
Okay. Like, why why am I going to jail?
I don't understand why I'm going to
jail. Why is nobody telling you what the
going on? You're under arrest for two
counts of battery for two counts. What
did I do? Please tell me what I did
because she hit me first. Do we Do we
not forget what she did? Open your
mouth. Open your mouth. Open your mouth.
Lift your tongue up. Perfect. You have
no other jewelry on. Correct. No. All
right. Watch out. What the is going on?
[Music]
She was charged with two counts of
simple battery and one count of
unauthorized possession of a fictitious
driver's